Irresponsible dog owners...

are everywhere. There are awful people that own puppy mills, but I am not talking about them. OK, there is a lady I know. She has a toy breed of dog, and she decided to mate her toy breed and raise her some puppies. OK...this happens all the time...puppies are born all the time, so why does this bother me? She gave the reason for deciding to have puppies is she has a young son and she wanted him to be able to experience the wonder of birth. WTF? She is not thinking of the dog at all! I am sure she has thought of the money she can make from pure bred puppies too. This really really bothers me. Maybe it shouldnt I dont know. But I do know this about toy breeds...they dont give birth as easy has larger breed sturdier dogs. This is why reputable breeders will chose larger toy females to breed because they can handle it better. Toy breeds sometimes have difficult and problem delieveries, this is why ONLY people that know what they are doing should breed these dogs. Anyway, her dog gave birth to 4 puppies, one of which died. She has not taken them to a vet, and she says the mother is a bad mother because she cant sit still to nurse. Maybe she cant sit still because she is bleeding inside or there was some complication that they cant see and she is in pain??

I am just venting I guess the pups will be fine and the mom will be fine and life goes on huh? But if your dog is a pet, dont try to breed it just get it spayed or neutered. You want a puppy? There are hundred of rescue pure breed animals out there, check with local adoption groups or Petfinders.com. Please?

Later